Resources Archives for June, 2005
Ordered by date and time posted.
Guided walking holiday to Benimaurell, Spain ★★★
Hfholidays offers guided walking tours in many different areas, and this page hilites one of the tours that they offer in Benimaurell, a village in the Marina Alta.
Golf in the Land of Valencia ★★★★★
If you are after information about the golf courses in the Costa Blanca or the greater Comunidad Valenciana, look no further. The official website for the Comunidad Valenciana provides great reviews of the course, broken down by province.
Providing information such as course cards and plans, course designer, prices and which credit cards they accept, this resource provides more information than many of the official websites for the courses themselves! It does provide contact info for each course and a link to their website if one exists.
Alicante - Kite Surf ★
Page offers some contact information for schools and location that offer kite surfing in Calpe, Alicante.
Alicante: the place for rice and seafood ★★★
This guide provides an overview of dishes and their makeup, and then provides a couple of "Don’t forget to try" lists and a short list of where to eat. Be sure to follow the links provided on the page.
Hogueras de San Juan - San Juan Bonfires Fiesta ★★★★
An informative overview that covers most aspects of the festival, including a general schedule of what happens and when.
Alicante City Guide - Spain.info ★★★★★
This guide provides a fair amount of information about Alicante and also touches on a few other places worth seeing in the surrounding areas, such as the Carrascal de la Font Roja Nature Reserve and the city of Elche with its palm tree grove (a World Heritage site).
Be sure to follow the links provided throughout the whole page. Don't miss the short video in the multimedia section (1986kb) to see a glimpse of the heart of Alicante in full motion.
Alicante: A virtual trip ★★★★
This guide is broken down into 16 different sections including what to do, where to go, and some of the usual sections you will find in a guide. While some sections may be short, all together the guide does offer some good information.
Alicante Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com ★★★★★
VirtualTourist.com's travel guides are put together by members who offer reviews after having visited the areas (some members actually live in the area). This guide to Alicante includes review of hotels, things to do, customs, restaurants, some warnings and several other categories of tips and advice. Note that the site can be slow to load.
Alicante Fast Facts ★★
Some useful and interesting facts about the city of Alicante, including things such as visas, tipping, health risks, holidays, clothing and industries.
Alicante City Guide - Lonely Planet ★★★★
Focusing both on the city and the province, this multi-page guide covers attractions local to Alicante as well as "Off the Beaten Track" information dealing with some of the other cities worth visiting in the province of Alicante. Brief but informative, no publishing date is given.
Alicante city guide - Time Out Travel ★★★
Not exhaustive but worth reading, this guide includes prices and phone numbers to recommended locations and covers site seeing, nightlife, restaurants, hotels and other nearby attractions worth visiting. No date is given as to when this was written.
Alicante city guide - Jet2.com ★★★★
Another breif city guide with recommendations for where to eat and drink (broken down by budget), what to see and do and where to shop, this guid also includes some common Spanish phrases worth knowing. No publishing date is given.
Gastronomy - Comunidad Valenciana ★★★★★
A Must Read, this comprehensive look at the gastronomy of the greater Communidad Valenciana is a 9 page series that provides historical information to back up a colourful writing style, resulting in a great educational read about the gastronomy of not just the Costa Blanca but also the two provinces to the north of Alicante.
Spanish food isn’t just about paella and chorizo - My Travel Lite ★★★★★
Yet another must read and another article that talks a bit of history along with the food that is presents. This well written piece covers all of the essentials and goes into some details not covered by the other sites that are provided on this page.
Food & Drink - The CB Friday ★★★★
Also a must read, this is a link to the Food and Drink section of the CB Friday, a newspaper local to the Costa Blanca and the Costa Calida.
This page offers up a summary of the most recent article as well as links to the (informative) archived articles that they have available.
Among the articles you will find some restaurant reviews, descriptions of types of food (Serrano ham, for example) and food preparations as well as some information on wines.
In search of... good food in Alicante ★★★★
An informative piece that covers the authors visit to Alicante in search of good food. The article, a bit old being written in 2001, provides some historical context, and is written much like a travel guide. The author writes about visits to specific restaurants and talks about the dishes that he encounters, some typical and others which are trying to push the limits of tradition.
Vegetarian Restaurants and Health Food Stores in Alicante, Spain ★★★
Some links and information about vegetarian shops and restaurants in the city of Alicante. See the link on the lower part of the page to read some customer reviews.
Alicante - Cuisine ★
Another brief write-up that provides some ideas of what type of foods you should expect to find in the province of Alicante.
Food and Drink in Alicante
A succint yet informative write up covering most of the basics about the gastronomy of the Costa Blanca region.
The Good Life in Alicante - Eating, Drinking and Nightlife ★
A short look at food and drink in Alicante which does offer up a couple of suggestion for where to eat.
Gastronomy Costa Blanca ★
A short look at some aspects of the gastronomy of the Costa Blanca region.
Cuisine of Alicante - Alicante Town Hall ★
A short one page overview of the "cuisine of Alicante" provided by the local government.
Fogueres - Alicante Town Hall
This informative piece is provided by the local govrnment. Be sure to browse all four pages (see navigation - bottom of the page) and check out the photo album on the first page.
Program for the Hogueras
Provided by Alacalle.com, this page offers, in Spanish, the program for the festival including dates, times and events.
Bonfires of Saint John - Wikipedia
Wikipedia's comprehensive write-up on the festival is a must read for detailed information including history, traditions and traditional clothing.
